Meningococci of Serogroup X Clonal Complex 181 in Refugee Camps, Italy

Four cases of infection with serogroup X meningococci (MenX) (1 in 2015 and 3 in 2016) occurred in migrants living in refugee camps or reception centers in Italy. All MenX isolates were identified as clonal complex 181. Our report suggests that serogroup X represents an emerging health threat for pe...

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Autores principales: Stefanelli, Paola, Neri, Arianna, Vacca, Paola, Picicco, Damiano, Daprai, Laura, Mainardi, Giulia, Rossolini, Gian Maria, Bartoloni, Alessandro, Anselmo, Anna, Ciammaruconi, Andrea, Fortunato, Antonella, Palozzi, Anna Maria, Fillo, Silvia, Faccini, Marino, Senatore, Sabrina, Lista, Florigio, Fazio, Cecilia
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5403042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28418304
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2305.161713
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author Stefanelli, Paola
Neri, Arianna
Vacca, Paola
Picicco, Damiano
Daprai, Laura
Mainardi, Giulia
Rossolini, Gian Maria
Bartoloni, Alessandro
Anselmo, Anna
Ciammaruconi, Andrea
Fortunato, Antonella
Palozzi, Anna Maria
Fillo, Silvia
Faccini, Marino
Senatore, Sabrina
Lista, Florigio
Fazio, Cecilia
author_facet Stefanelli, Paola
Neri, Arianna
Vacca, Paola
Picicco, Damiano
Daprai, Laura
Mainardi, Giulia
Rossolini, Gian Maria
Bartoloni, Alessandro
Anselmo, Anna
Ciammaruconi, Andrea
Fortunato, Antonella
Palozzi, Anna Maria
Fillo, Silvia
Faccini, Marino
Senatore, Sabrina
Lista, Florigio
Fazio, Cecilia
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description Four cases of infection with serogroup X meningococci (MenX) (1 in 2015 and 3 in 2016) occurred in migrants living in refugee camps or reception centers in Italy. All MenX isolates were identified as clonal complex 181. Our report suggests that serogroup X represents an emerging health threat for persons arriving from African countries.
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spelling pubmed-54030422017-05-12 Meningococci of Serogroup X Clonal Complex 181 in Refugee Camps, Italy Stefanelli, Paola Neri, Arianna Vacca, Paola Picicco, Damiano Daprai, Laura Mainardi, Giulia Rossolini, Gian Maria Bartoloni, Alessandro Anselmo, Anna Ciammaruconi, Andrea Fortunato, Antonella Palozzi, Anna Maria Fillo, Silvia Faccini, Marino Senatore, Sabrina Lista, Florigio Fazio, Cecilia Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Four cases of infection with serogroup X meningococci (MenX) (1 in 2015 and 3 in 2016) occurred in migrants living in refugee camps or reception centers in Italy. All MenX isolates were identified as clonal complex 181. Our report suggests that serogroup X represents an emerging health threat for persons arriving from African countries. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-05 /pmc/articles/PMC5403042/ /pubmed/28418304 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2305.161713 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Research Letter
Stefanelli, Paola
Neri, Arianna
Vacca, Paola
Picicco, Damiano
Daprai, Laura
Mainardi, Giulia
Rossolini, Gian Maria
Bartoloni, Alessandro
Anselmo, Anna
Ciammaruconi, Andrea
Fortunato, Antonella
Palozzi, Anna Maria
Fillo, Silvia
Faccini, Marino
Senatore, Sabrina
Lista, Florigio
Fazio, Cecilia
Meningococci of Serogroup X Clonal Complex 181 in Refugee Camps, Italy
title Meningococci of Serogroup X Clonal Complex 181 in Refugee Camps, Italy
title_full Meningococci of Serogroup X Clonal Complex 181 in Refugee Camps, Italy
title_fullStr Meningococci of Serogroup X Clonal Complex 181 in Refugee Camps, Italy
title_full_unstemmed Meningococci of Serogroup X Clonal Complex 181 in Refugee Camps, Italy
title_short Meningococci of Serogroup X Clonal Complex 181 in Refugee Camps, Italy
title_sort meningococci of serogroup x clonal complex 181 in refugee camps, italy
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5403042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28418304
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2305.161713
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